Opening Files ...

[spoiledkid]

Hi,

We are working on a portal in ASP.NET and actually users have the ability to upload files to it and then create a link to open those files. However, what I want to know if there is some generic code somewhere to open these files from the website. The files are mostly Microsoft Format (doc, pdf, xls) etc. How do you open these files ??

[mendhak]

To open a PDF, XLS or DOC in a browser, the user would have to have the correct plugins.

But what do you mean by "open", do you want the Save/Open dialog box?

[spoiledkid]

To open a PDF, XLS or DOC in a browser, the user would have to have the correct plugins.

But what do you mean by "open", do you want the Save/Open dialog box?

No I just want to open the file on the screen ... Assuming users have all the plugin's they would need .. what code do I need to open the file ?

[mendhak]

If it's simply that, then you can response.redirect to the PDF/DOC/XLS file.